Review Quiz Section 7

	1. Units of pressure are a) (Newtons)x(meters) b) (Newtons)/(centimeters) c) (centimeters)/Newtons) d) (Newtons)/(meters)³ e) none of the above.

	2. Which of the following best describes the coefficient of consolidation? a) Describes the total amount of expected settlement. b) Is a unitless factor that indicates how long it will take for primary consolidation. c) The soil's water permeability does not influence the coefficient of consolidation. d) none of the above

	3. Cohesionless soils usually settle very slowly compared to cohesive soils for equal loads. a) True b) False

	4. A compactor that uses several rubber tires to compact soil is called a a) goatsfoot roller. b) sheepsfoot roller. c) pneumatic roller. d) steel roller.

	5. In general, foundation footings should be no less than ____ feet deep. a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

	6. If a soil experiences a punching bearing capacity failure, then there is no soil beside the foundation that is pushed up. a) True b) False

	7. The stress increment due to loading of a soil is always less than the overburden pressure before loading. a) True b) False

	8. An end-bearing pile supports most of the load of a structure by the adhesion and friction of the pile driven into the ground. a) True b) False

	9. The soil-bearing capacity factors, N_c, N_q, N_g, are functions of the soils a) angle of internal friction. b) cohesion. c) consolidation. d) depth surrounding the footing. e) none of the above.

	10. Two of the three types of bearing capacity failures for soils include a) general and local. b) local and global. c) punching and global. d) punching and kicking. e) none of the above

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